Nursing Assessment - Health Habits Section

Record health habits information for the selected client.

• This information includes sleep habits, energy level, substance abuse, and CAGE questions.

Prerequisite:

• A Nursing Assessment has been started for the client.

1. Go to: Avatar CWS > Assessments > Product Assessments > Nursing Assessment > Health Habits
2. In the Energy Level field, select the client's energy level.
3. In the Energy Level Comment field, enter any associated comments.
4. In the Urination Frequency Habit field, select the client's urination frequency.
5. In the Urination Frequency Comment field, enter any associated comments.
6. In the Bowel Movement Frequency field, select the bowel movement frequency.
7. In the Bowel Movement Comment field, enter any associated comments.
8. In the Tobacco Use? field, select the appropriate value.
   • If Yes is selected, the Quantity and How Long fields will become enabled and required. 
9. In the Quantity field, enter the associated tobacco use quantity.
10. In the How Long field, enter the length of Tobacco use.
11. In the Substance Abuse field, select the appropriate value.
    • If Yes is selected, the Alcohol Use Last Drink, Alcohol Use How Long, Drug Use Last, Drug Use/Abuse How Long, and CAGE Questions will become enabled and required.
12. If applicable, in the Alcohol Use Last Drink field, enter the date of the last usage.
13. If applicable, in the Alcohol Use How Long field, enter a length of usage.
14. If applicable, in the Drug Use Last field, type clinically relevant information.
15. If applicable, in the Drug Use/Abuse How Long field, enter a length of usage.  
16. If applicable, in the Have you ever felt you should cut down on drinking/drug use? field, select the appropriate response.
17. If applicable, in the Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking/drug use? field, select the appropriate response.
18. If applicable, in the Have you ever felt guilty about your drinking/drug use? field, select the appropriate response.
19. If applicable, in the Do you take your medication any differently than prescribed? field, select the appropriate response.
20. If applicable, in the Do you take other medications aside from the ones prescribed? field, select the appropriate response.
21. If applicable, in the Due to client's mode of responding, clinical intuition, or other info, follow up is indicated field, select the appropriate response.
22. If applicable, in the Have you ever had a drink/drug in the a.m. to steady your nerves or rid a hangover? field, select the appropriate response.
23. In the Comments field, enter any associated comments.

► Additional Sections

• Nursing Assessment
• Nursing Assessment - Medical History
• Activities of Daily Living

► Test Scripts

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